The Quest for an Authentic 1909-11 T206 #499 Honus Wagner

[sox1903wschamp]

Best of luck. I think your going to need some immense breaks. There was someone on the CU board that attempted to trade from an 86 Topps common to a 52 Mantle. In about 2-3 years they made it to a 51 Bowman Spahn in PSA 8 but it appears the project ceased at that point. It will be fun to watch and I am pulling for you.

[barrysloate]

You probably could trade up a hundred times in a row if you know what you are doing. But the hardest transaction will be the last one, because you will be asking someone who owns a T206 Wagner to trade it for something less than a Wagner. That's where I think the buck will stop. But it will be an adventure.

[sportscardtheory]

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. I am already stuck on finding item #1. Figures, I can blow any dollar amount on great deals daily, but now that I start this I can't find anything worthwhile. lol Such is life. I'll find one sooner or later.

[chaddurbin]

cliffnotes: you will try to flip and profit your way to a honus wagner, from $50...and if there is some leftover you will consider giving it to charity.

i see lots of bing and cbs in your future...

[mintacular]

The bastard side of me thinks it would be funny if you pulled it off up to the last step and then got stuck with a a fake (year 2052) Good luck

[packs]

There was that one guy I remember reading about who started out with a pen and ended up with a house when all was said and done. Where do you look for trades? Craigslist?

[Cat]

Lionel Carter during his interview with Doug Allen stated that he was offered a T206 Wagner about 60 years ago for $250 but he passed because he thought it was way overpriced. Someone on the boards did the math and determined that the card had increased in value roughly 12% COMPOUNDED per year. A farely graded SGC 10 went for approximately $190,000 in 2007. Holding that math constant, you will have accomplished a hell of a feat when you get to the point of keeping up with the card's inflation - let alone being able to buy one. Flipping $100 cards will be much easier and quicker than flipping $10,000 cards. Good luck.

[bcornell]

And just so you all know, I will not be wasting my time with naysayers and/or negative Nancys, so please, don't even bother. This is ONLY for fun and profit and there is absolutely NO reason for arguments or negativity.

Well, that sucks. And I can't even figure out what you're talking about.